Remote cd burn on to xp box can it be done?

okos · 09-03-2007, 12:35 AM

Hi all!
I use samba from my linux box to my wife's xp box for file share.
Is it possible to use my wife's xp box to burn cds via my slackware box? In other words, can I burn cd's through a remote computer?

thanks
okos

Bruce Hill · 09-03-2007, 01:16 AM

Yes, if you setup PuTTy on the XP box, then you can burn via CLI.

okos · 09-03-2007, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruce Hill

Yes, if you setup PuTTy on the XP box, then you can burn via CLI.

Putty is a client program right? Wouldn't my xpbox be the server (remote)?
Please excuse my ignorance.
What is CLI?
How would one set this up?

Bruce Hill · 09-03-2007, 01:50 AM

Hey, we need to get you some Linux-education, right?

Okay, here's what I'll offer ...

<Linux> Google
(Google is your friend, now in a Linux frame of mind ... no Windoze there)

The Revised Slackware Book Project
(The Slack Book)

Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide
(Applicable to learning Linux by doing some things)

Eric Hameleers (Alien)’s Wiki pages
(This man has a great Wiki and writes the best SlackBuild scripts)

How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
(Not trying to be smart alec, but if you'll read it all you'll learn tons about this Linux world)

PuTTY is a Telnet and SSH client. (Use this one -> http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/.../x86/putty.exe )

CLI is command line interface. That's what you have in a terminal -- xterm, rxvt, konsole, etc. From PuTTy you ssh into your Slackware box, then you are using the CLI on that Slackware machine. Might need a command or two for burning in CLI ...

Code:

To burn an image of a CD or DVD to the hard drive:
bash-2.05b# dd if=/dev/hda of=namethecd.iso (change /dev/hda to your device)

To make a CD from an ISO image:
bash-2.05b# cdrecord -v -eject driveropts=burnfree dev=/dev/hda /path/to/file.iso (change /dev/hda to your device)

To blank a DVD+RW:
bash-2.05b# growisofs -Z /dev/dvd=/dev/zero (change /dev/dvd to your device)
and then
bash-2.05b# dvd+rw-format -force -lead-out /dev/dvd

To erase a CD-RW:
bash-2.05b# cdrecord -v dev=/dev/hda blank=fast (change /dev/hda to your device)

To burn an ISO to DVD:
bash-2.05b# growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/hd*=image.iso

Other people will come and offer links and other stuff, too. You can do all that from PuTTy in Windoze on the Slackware box.

soroccoheaven · 09-03-2007, 02:16 AM

hello,
i am having the same problem ..got my cd burner with linux and want to burn cd's from xp using Nero is it possible ? if yes how to do this because i cant see the writer in nero's recorder list.I can access the cd writer from my xp machine (samba).

Thanks

Bruce Hill · 09-03-2007, 03:49 AM

Afaik it is not possible for a software program in a Windows OS to burn to a device on another computer. That is what you're asking to do with Nero.

There is a Nero version for Linux, though I've been satisfied with CLI, and if for some strange reason there was a need for a GUI, then K3B worked fine.

Actually Slackware is much more efficient burning from CLI than Windows is with it's version of Nero. The two DVD burners in this workstation can both burn at the same time, while other apps are running, without any noticeable performance loss. In Windows, burning one CD with Nero means waiting until it's finished to do just about anything else.

soroccoheaven · 09-03-2007, 04:05 AM

Thanks Bruce, ya ..k3b is fine ..and i dont need any more software for linux ..what i wanted is for windows xp to share linux attached cd writer for now i will look more about the cli commands.

reagrds

Bruce Hill · 09-03-2007, 04:27 AM

For PuTTY, you just download it from that link I gave above ^^^. I put it on my XP quick launch bar. Then all you need to do is open it, type in the IP address of the Slackware comp on your LAN, and hit enter. The first time you will have to answer yes to cache the certificate (or whatever), and then give the username and password. NB: This is not a new username/passwd, use the normal user on your Slackware box. Then you use Slackware from CLI just as if you were on the Slackware box.

Maybe you want to experiment with some of those CLI commands first from the Slackbox? Need more help, write back.

Using the CLI might feel strange to someone if they've basically/only used GUI in Windows. But once you do some things with it, you'll find it's more powerful than a GUI, and doesn't hide what's actually happening. The CLI is what really sold me on Linux when I couldn't figure out which apps would replace what I was doing in Windows.

soroccoheaven · 09-03-2007, 04:32 AM

i am already using Putty with winxp and will revert back in case of any problem ..thanks